Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
**update** they are sending me a new wheel. Will be getting a new set very soon and keeping these as back ups
What have you done to your bike today?
- Thread starter Chris(NJ)
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Mathers
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Did you have the frame damage?
That color is great.
bergsnj
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yes, I smashed my 5.5 frame into a rock which caused some damage. I could have had it repaired or just kept riding it as is but I decided to do this instead.
Xler8
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How do you like it compared to your 5.5?
bergsnj
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I've only ridden it around the block so far but it doesn't feel huge like i thought it would. It feels a lot like the 5.5 so far but I can't say for sure until i get it in the woods.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
These colors aren’t for everyone, but I really like it.
Piston Honda
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Who did the pc job?
serviceguy
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I am partial to military green bikes and Big Honzo sooo, really nice bike...can you please shorten the rear brake hose/shifter cable? Please...
Wolfjon
Active Member
Definitely plan on it.. bought the frame a couple of weeks ago on my parents town. Came up here for the 4 with just basic tools to get it together. Super stoked about it..
Dusty the Whale
Mr.Chainsaw
Still waiting on Giant to send another SL-1 wheel... buuuuuut my friend Craig over at Hilltop is building a set of HED Belgium Plus wheels with silver CK hubs (hubs, BB, & HS will all match) pretty excited to get these. Hope they are done for next week
THATmanMANNY
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@Mr.Moto wow that is pretty! Great job.
BIL asked for a cheap bike. Found a bike on the side of the road. Rear Wheel was off, der hanging, der hanger off, missing QR, bad cables, cranks and BB, and 30 bucks later... not pretty but rideable. I’ll leave the lock to him ha. Its a repainted Harley Davidson that was once a trek i believe since many Bonteager parts. I am really fascinated by the story of this bike.
BIL asked for a cheap bike. Found a bike on the side of the road. Rear Wheel was off, der hanging, der hanger off, missing QR, bad cables, cranks and BB, and 30 bucks later... not pretty but rideable. I’ll leave the lock to him ha. Its a repainted Harley Davidson that was once a trek i believe since many Bonteager parts. I am really fascinated by the story of this bike.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
That came out fantastic!
Mr.Moto
Well-Known Member
Thanks. I like the retro style and she picked the perfect color (fridge green) for the frame.
jklett
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My dropper has always been 1/4" too high but the pivot bolt won't let me insert the post any deeper. I finally had enough and took it apart and a large ty wrap is the same width and thickness as the guide bushes and they bump a delrin sleeve at the top of the the travel. I compressed the post a little, cut 1/4" lengths of the ty wraps and maneuvered them into the guide channels and put the whole thing back together. My 125mm dropper is now 120mm(okay, 118.65 but you get the point) and it's not too high anymore!